Amakusa Shirou Tokisada (1621-1638)
leader; boss; upper part of a flag; (Okinawa) bamboo poles with an attached vertical flag and an elaborate display at the top that are used during the annual fertility and thanks-giving festivals
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
uprising (esp. in Japan since middle ages, e.g. peasant uprising); revolt; insurrection; putsch; riot
suffixed to words indicating a class of people to create a plural (esp. in impolite contexts)
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
Kan'ei era (1624.2.30-1644.12.16)
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
Yagyuu Tajima no Kami Munenori (1572-1646)
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
fifth day of the month; five days
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
leader; authority; mainstay
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
hostility; antagonism; opposition
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
day-by-day renewal; rapid progress
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
Sakuma Shouzan (1811-1864)
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; mine; colliery; owner of a mountain; operator of a mine
wherein; therein; thereinto
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy